Maggio 2010 - Volume XXIX - numero 5

Medico e Bambino


Pagine elettroniche ; Caso Contributivo

Epilessia con mioclonie palpebrali e assenze

Luisa Marangio1, Elisa Fiumana2, Giovanna La Fauci1, Raffaella Faggioli2

1Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Università di Ferrara
2Clinica Pediatrica Universitaria, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara

Indirizzo per corrispondenza: luciamarangio@yahoo.it

EYELID MYCLONIA WITH ABSENCES

Key words: Idiopathic generalized epilepsy, Video-EEG, Eyelid myoclonia with absences, Tic, Photosensitivity

Eyelid myoclonia with absences (or Jeavons syndrome) is an idiopathic reflex generalized epilepsy, which has unique clinical and EEG features. It is characterised by the triad of: 1. eyelid myoclonia with and without absences; 2. eye closure-induced seizures, EEG paroxysms or both; 3. photosensitivity. The syndrome is not very frequent and is not well recognized in the paediatric population. We report the case of two children in whom eyelid myoclonia with absences was misdiagnosed as facial tics.

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L. Marangio, E. Fiumana, G. La Fauci, R. Faggioli
Epilessia con mioclonie palpebrali e assenze
Medico e Bambino 2010;29(5):327-328 https://www.medicoebambino.com/?id=1005_327.pdf

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Extrasistolia ventricolare e malattia reumatica: una coincidenza clinica o un’espressione di cardite reumatica incipiente?

Sergio Manieri, Maria Pia Mirauda, Donatello Salvatore, Rosaria Abate, Amelia Scavone

Unità Operativa di Pediatria, Azienda Ospedaliera Regionale “San Carlo”, Potenza

Indirizzo per corrispondenza: sergio.manieri@tiscali.it

EXTRASYSTOLIC ARRHYTHMIA AND RHEUMATIC DISEASE: JUST A COINCIDENCE OR AN EVIDENCE OF CARDITIS IN THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER?

Key words: Acute rheumatic fever, Extrasystolic arrhythmia, Jones criteria

We report a case of extrasystolic arrhythmia in a young boy with high index of suspicion for acute rheumatic fever. The extrasystolic arrhythmia may be just a coincidence during acute rheumatic fever or sometimes may be an evidence of carditis in the early diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever, so a prompt initiation of treatment helps prevent cardiac involvement.

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S. Manieri, M.P. Mirauda, D. Salvatore, R. Abate, A. Scavone
Extrasistolia ventricolare e malattia reumatica: una coincidenza clinica o un’espressione di cardite reumatica incipiente?
Medico e Bambino 2010;29(5):327-328 https://www.medicoebambino.com/?id=1005_327.pdf


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